Cutting device



May 28, 1 29. F. B. PEDERSEN CUTTING DEVIC'E 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 Filed April 7, 1928 mi INVENTOR.

PEDERSEN A TTORNEYS.

Patented May 28, 1929..

areas ser es@ FLORIAN B. PED'EBSEN, OF ALAMEDA, CALIFOENIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURT TO ANDERS E. ANDEBSEN, OF OAKLAND, CALFOBNIA.

CUTTING DEVICE.

Application filed April 7,

This iuvention relates to improvements in cutting devices and has particular reference to a devicc for the slicing or cutting of Cheese, butter and the like commodities.

The rincipal object oi' this invention is to provide means whereby Cheese or the like may be sliced in a uniform manner.

Another object is to produce a devce of this character wherein the slicin g or cutting element is of such a small area that the commodity being cut will not adhere thercto as s the case with a knife.

A further object is to provide means whereby the slice is compressed against the body from which it is being cut, thereby maintaining a uniform thickness throughout 'the cut. e

A still further objectis to provide means whereby the cut slice is supported throughout the cutting operation so that the cutting element may pass entirely there-through.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during' the course of the following description. v

In the accompanying drawings formng a part of this specification and in wh1ch l ke numerals are employed to desgnate like parts throughout the same,

Fignre I is a top plan V1eW of my devce partly broken away in order to llustrate parts thereof,

Figure II isa cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure I,

Figure III is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of the cutting element and compressing element at their lower point of travel,

Figure IV is an enlarged detail view of the I cutting element and more difficult.

' Figure V is an end elevation of Figure I.

In the cutting of cheese and the like commodities, when a knife is employed, the knife having such a large area adheres both to the body of the cheese and also to the slices being cut, making the cutting operation much Further in using a cutting element of this character, the portion of the cheese immediately beneath the cutter is compressed and a ragged cut is made.

By producing a cutting element and a roller adjacent thereto, the result is that the roller maintains the cheese and thus makes much better slices.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention the nu- 1928. Serial No. 268322.

merals 5 and 6 refer to the bed of the devce and it is preferable to make this bed of a non-Corrosive material such as glass, porcefrom each other as shown at 7 and are held V in this spaced relationas by a. bracket 8 formed upon each side of the device. Suitable supporting lugs are shown at 9. A pair of parallel spaced guide rods 11 are positioned upon one side of the device and a similar pair of parallel spaced guide rods 12 are positioned upon the opposite side of the device.

The guide rods 11 and 12'each support sliders as shown at 13 and 14, respectively.` In order' to prevent the sliders 13 and 14 from clamping` upon the rods 11 and 12, I form eX- tensions 16, the :function of which is well known.

A U-shaped handle 17 is connected between the sliders 13 and 14 and carries a hand knob 18 upon its upper extremity. Secured betweenthe sliders 13 and 14 is a roller 19, which is freely rotatable. i

At 21 I have shown a cutting element which consists of a wire having one end doubled and twisted upon itself as shown at 22, which end is secured in a hole 23 by means of a contacting screw 24. The opposite end of the wire is passed through a retaining lug 26,' which lug is rotatable in a tension screw 27 carried in the slicler 14.

Referring now to Figures II and III, it will be noted that a substantially U-shaped slice support 28 is secured to the bed 5. By viewing these figures, it will also be noted that the free end of thismember is' vertically disposed and spaced from the bed 5 a' distance suflicient to permit the cutting wire 21 to pass there-between.

It will also be' noted that this slice supporting member does not extend above the top plane of the bed 5. At 29 I have shown a gauge element hinged as at 31 'to the U-shaped member 28 and normally maintained in the position shown in Figure H by a spring 32. v

In order to prevent the sliders 13 and 14 from being drawn towards each other when the wire 21 is tightened, I provide a cross I brace 33.

The operation of my device is as follows Assuming that a block of cheese has been y placed upon the bed 5 as shown in dotted lines in Figures I, II and V, the block of cheese is moved until it comes into engagement With the gauge 29 (see Figur-e H). By noW appiying pressure to the knob 18 the sliders 13 and lt Will be moved downwardly which Will Carry the roller 19 into engagement With the ace of the cheese, after which the Wire 21 Wii come into contact With the top of the cheese and further movement Will cause the Wil'e to pass doWnWa-rdiy over the cheese, cutting* a slice therefrom.

During the cutting operation the roller Will compress that portion of the cheese being cut,

'thereby maintaining a uniform thckness of cut. As soon as the roller has reached a point almost at the bottom of its travel the roller Will en 'age the upper end of the gauge 9/9 and Wiii start to pivot the same about its hinged connection 31. he roller Will then pass downwardly through the opening 7, and at the same time the cuttin` Wire 21 Will pass doWnWardly between the end oi the bed 5 and the siice support 28, coming to rest in the position shown in Figure HI. v

The slice Will now fall away from the cheese and Will be found to be of uniform thickness. hen the roller and the cutting e1ement have 'been elevated the cheese may be moved forwardly and a further slicing operation may take place. i

It is to be understood that the form ot' my invention hereWith shown and described is tobe taken as a preferred example oi" the same, and that various changes relative to the shape, size, material ,and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing 'from the spirit of the invention, or the seope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I clain In a device of the character described a base, paraiiel spaced rods positioned on said base, a pair of spaced sliders positioned on said rods, a roller extending between said sliders, a cutting element extending between said sliders and parallelly spaced from said roH r means for rasing or lowering said sliders on said rods, ,a slice supportingmember positoned beneath said bed i'a-nd 'having its free end verticaliy disposed 'and spaced from' said bed, and a gauge hinged to said slice support, said gauge having its upper eX- tremity normally supported at a point above the top plane of said base.

In testimony Whereof I afiix mv signature.

FLORIAN B. rED'ERsEN. p 

